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Bill would ban abortions after 20 weeks

Garth Kant is WND Washington news editor. Previously, he spent five years writing, copy-editing and producing at "CNN Headline News," three years writing, copy-editing and training writers at MSNBC, and also served several local TV newsrooms as producer, executive producer and assistant news director. His most recent book is "Capitol Crime: Washington's cover-up of the Killing of Miriam Carey." He also is the author of the McGraw-Hill textbook, "How to Write Television News."

The House of Representatives will consider a bill that would prevent abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

At a meeting Wednesday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., disclosed that he will bring the bill to the House floor.

As originally introduced by author Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would have applied only to the District of Columbia.

But Franks expanded the scope of the bill Tuesday to cover the entire nation.

Supporters say there is scientific evidence a fetus can feel pain after 20 weeks of gestation. They also say the bill is timely in light of the conviction of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell and news reports of similar gruesome late-term abortion providers around the country.